It is shown on page 2. Usually just one, on the left side of the base. I checked my books and nothing about what it is for.

I believe it allows the pintle to be held with the jaws horizontal, for better ground clearance.

KL

That makes sense. Page 191 of Son of Sherman has the best view of the bracket. If the bracket was spring loaded, it could be turned out and the pin run through the hole in the pintle handle, securing it horizontal. Page 220 has a rear view of an HVSS tank that probably shows the pintle secured this way, but it is a little fuzzy.

No Sherman expert here but for reasons long forgotten I had researched this long ago .To the best of my findings [ Kurt's right ] that latch/keeper/lever was used to lock the removable hook on the welded on bracket and also allowed the hook to not free spin and be be positioned at any angle on the clock .

A little more completed today.Here are the 3 different ones they give you in the kit.There's a little flash that needs to be cleaned off them.A fancy one.According to the Son of Sherman book this one was a little uncommon as the step in it was deleated for cost cutting savings.

Up to your old tricks again Donald. As a long time lurker, I really enjoy the presentations, dialogue, information of your builds! Thanks for all of your past efforts and looking forward to this one as I'm REALLY curious about the latest RFM offering.